Salon Palloilijat
Salon Palloilijat is a sports club from Salo in Finland. The club is popularly known as The Swans. SalPa was formed in 1956 and their home ground is at the Salon Urheilupuisto. The men's football first team currently plays in the new second-tier Ykkösliiga. The Chairman of SalPa is Toni Tammi.
The club currently has sections covering football, floorball, figure skating and basketball.
Background
Salon Palloilijat was established in 1956 and the club's first taste of success was in 1960 when the gained promotion to the Suomisarjaa which at that time was the second tier of Finnish [football league system|Finnish football]. Their success at this level was short-lived but just over forty years later in 2001 they played one season in the Ykkönen which is the current second tier.SalPa have had four periods covering 25 seasons in the Kakkonen, the third tier of football [league">football (soccer)">football [league system|Finnish football] from 1978 to 1979, 1982–90, 1996–2000 and 2002 to the current day.
The club's highest attendance is 2,984 spectators. The largest attendance for a league match is 835 spectators.
SalPa have historically invested heavily in youth activities and continues to provide a thriving junior section.
After the 2022 Kakkonen season, SalPa won the promotion to the second tier Ykkönen.
Current squad
Season to season
- 5 season in Suomensarja/Ykkönen/Ykkösliiga
- 50 seasons in Maakuntasarja/Kakkonen
- 14 seasons in Kolmonen/4. divisioona
- 1 seasons in 4. divisioona
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| 1956 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja | South Group I | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 1957 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | West Group I | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 1958 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1959 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 1960 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja ' | Finnish FA ' | 11th | Relegated | |
| 1961 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1962 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 1963 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1964 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1965 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 1966 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1967 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1968 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 1969 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 9th | Relegated |
| 1970 | Tier 4 | 4. divisioona ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 1971 | Tier 4 | 4. divisioona ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1972 | Tier 4 | 4. divisioona ' | Group 4 | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1973 | Tier 5 | 4. divisioona ' | Group 4 | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 1974 | Tier 4 | 3. divisioona ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1975 | Tier 4 | 3. divisioona ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 1976 | Tier 4 | 3. divisioona ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 1977 | Tier 4 | 3. divisioona ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 1978 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 1979 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 9th | Relegation Playoff - Relegated |
| 1980 | Tier 4 | 3. divisioona ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1981 | Tier 4 | 3. divisioona ' | Group 4 | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| 1982 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1983 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1984 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 1985 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 9th | |
| 1986 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 1987 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 8th | |
| 1988 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1989 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 1990 | Tier 3 | 2. divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 11th | Relegated |
| 1991 | Tier 4 | 3. divisioona ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 1992 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Group 2 | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 1993 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Group 3 | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 1994 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Section 3 | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1995 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Section 3 | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 1996 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 1998 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 1999 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 2000 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 2001 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 10th | Relegated |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Play-offs |
| 2006 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 2008 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Southern | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 2013 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Southern | Finnish FA ' | ||
| 2014 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Southern | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 2015 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Western | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 2017 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 2nd | |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 2020 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 9th | |
| 2021 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 2022 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 2023 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen ' | Finnish FA ' | 7th | ||
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga ' | Finnish FA ' | 8th | ||
| 2025 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga ' | Finnish FA ' | 10th''' | Relegated |